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Games of Strategy

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ISBN-10: 0393931129

ISBN-13: 9780393931129

Edition: 3rd 2009

Authors: Susan Skeath, David H. Reiley, Avinash K. Dixit

List price: $132.10
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Engaging and highly readable, Games of Strategy is a clear and comprehensive introduction to the study of game theory. The third edition uses resonant, real-world examples to simplify complex theoretical ideas, helping students see the value of strategic thinking in a variety of situations.
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Book details

List price: $132.10
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/23/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 794
Size: 7.75" wide x 10.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 3.190
Language: English

David Reiley is a researcher at Yahoo! Research and the National Bureau of Economic Research. He previously taught at Vanderbilt, Northwestern, and the University of Arizona. He is well known for his use of field experiments in economic research.

Avinash K. Dixit is John J. F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He is the author or coauthor of nine books, including "Investment under Uncertainty" (Princeton), "Thinking Strategically" (Norton), "Games of Strategy" (Norton), and "The Making of Economic Policy" (MIT).

Introduction and General Principles
Basic Ideas and Examples
How to Think About Strategic Games
Concepts and Techniques
Games with Sequential Moves
Simultaneous-Move Games with Pure Strategies
Simultaneous-Move Games with Pure Strategies, II
Combining Sequential and Simultaneous Moves
Simultaneous-Move Games with Mixed Strategies
Simultaneous-Move Games with Mixed Strategies
Some Broad Classes of Games and Strategies
Uncertainty and Information
Strategic Moves
The Prisoner's Dilemma and Repeated Games
Collective-Action Games
Evolutionary Games
Applications to Specific Strategic Situations
Brinkmanship: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Strategy and Voting
Bidding Strategy and Auction Design
Bargaining
Markets and Competition